Anne Bradstreet: Poems

Anne Bradstreet: Poems Glossary

augment

to add to something

bedews

wets with dew

bereft

lacking in something

carping

criticizing heavily in a petulant way

chide

express mild disapproval

diadems

crowns

diffluent

characterized by mushiness; associated with the spleen

dross

useless, unwanted stuff

fratricide

killing of one's brother

imbecility

the state of being an imbecile (a dumb, foolish, stupid person), or futility

obdurate

stubborn

opprobrious

hated

prolixity

verbosity, using too many words

repine

to feel dejection or to long for something

Sanguine

Blood

sot

someone who is always drunk

staid

solemn, mature

transmutation

change

uncouthly

acting in a coarse or inelegant manner

vehemency

display of strong, passionate emotion

vexation

state of being highly peeved, annoyed, or frustrated

virago

an loud, angry woman

wrack

an antiquated form of "wreck"